RaysUp - Tampa Bay Rays stellar start with Mat Germain & Mark

Mat Germain, deep dive analyst of the Tampa Bay Rays visits to give us a breakdown of their ongoing success and what we may expectAre we there yet – heading to Disney World Steadfast & Disciplined team making excellent baseball decisions. Rays have come together organically as a teamYandy Diaz, Wander Franco, Isaac Paredes increased plate disciplineJosh Lowe & Taylor Walls have increased zone awareness thus escalating the number of pitches from their opponentBest year in baseball since building the pyramidsWhat if the Rays win only 50% of their remaining games they will be at 92 winsKyle Monzardo, Ruben Cardenas, Vidal Brujan & Curtis Mead can continue to gain experience in AAAYankees series in Tampa – Rays kept their foot on the gas pedal and will change the whole month of May with that seriesMark had to walk out of the room when Gerrit Cole was pitchingRays Tropicana attendance soared during Yankees seriesRandyLand Rays Marketing team steps upYankees dependent on a happy Gerrit Cole & need to build up team with players like Volpe & CabreraCleavinger out for the season. Keep your eye on up and coming Joe LaSorsaInjuries and Tommy John’s how the Rays have dealt with it.What to do with Brandon Lowe situation – move up Josh Lowe in the lineupAL East is a Beast           Divsions are antiquated. Just break it down to 2 Leagues. What happens with the rivalriesPat Williams of the Orlando Magic is ready to bring Major League or Baseball to Orlando. Will they have local support? How will that impact the Marlins, the Rays and the TV markets?Are most Tampa politicians Yankees fans. St. Pete has the most to offer the Rays and the communityCould the new Rays “Trop” arena follow the Montreal Olympic Stadium model with a translucent roof? Maybe follow the Rangers with that industrial military hangar look. Projections for the upcoming Baltimore and Yankees road trip.Mark’s Pithy Party – jabs MLB Network broadcaster for not knowing how to correctly say Wander (Frahn-co) Franco’s name not to mention calling Shane McClanahan, Shane McClellan. Come on guys, Wake Up. Give a little respect to these players.Big Picture for the Rays – 104 winsSlow start in Charleston & Bowling Green. Will there be a larger focus on pitching or batsGetting ready for the DraftBe on the lookout for Chandler Simpson in the Rays future Love letter to the Rays front office:  “Please for the love of Pete, go get major impact pieces please.”Minor Leagues are where it is at. Just ask Kevin Kiermaier who climbed up through the minors and then spent 10 years with the RaysFollow Mat Germain  on Twitter @Mat_Germain_  BaseballBiz can be found on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify and at https://www.baseballbizondeck.comFor more information on the museum visit https://www.tampabaseballmuseum.org/For more information on Mental Health you may reach out to the National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMI)